This is our day guide for Tuesday September 17th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on September 17th 2024
International: Milad-un-Nabi
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
International: Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival celebrating the harvest in Chinese culture. It is also known as the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival.
International: Harvest Festival
Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival is one of Korea's most cherished holidays
Angola: National Heroes' Day
Marks the birthday of the national hero Agostinho Netowho was born on this day in 1922.Regional
India (regional): Fourth Onam
Fourth day of a popular 10 day Hindu harvest festivalPublic sector only
India (regional): Anant Chaturdashi
A large procession of gigantic idols of Ganesh marks the end of the 11-day festival for Ganesh ChaturthiRegional
Nepal (regional): Indra Jatra
An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as YenyāRegional
Spain (regional): Day of Melilla
Melilla only. Marks the taking of the city by Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1497
Sri Lanka: Binara Full Moon Poya
Commemorates the establishment of the Buddhist Bikkhuni Order
Tonga: Birthday of HRH Crown Prince
The current heir to the throne was born on September 17th 1985September 16th 2024 | Go to Today | September 18th 2024
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| General Information for September 17th 2024 | |
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| There are 10 public holidays today. | |
| Day 261 of 2024 | |
| 105 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 38 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations. | |
| 1972 - The first episode of the M*A*S*H TV series is aired; the show is going to last 11 years - four years longer than the Korean War that had inspired it. | |
| 1630 - The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. | |
| 1111 - Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". |
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